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Luck Beats Skill.
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to game with two professionals
and o rich farmer who had a roll
of money with him, and proved a
most willing sucker. The limit
was S3. l soon discovered that
the two professionals were play
ing together, and that the cards
were being stocked, and l intend.
ed to drop out before | lost my
head. When it came to my age |
made an unusual largo ante, as l
announced that l had to 60 after
that hand. The professionals knew
that would break up the fun, as
the farmer would not play in a
threo.handed game. Well, though
the ante was big, the farmer came
in, then the next man and the
third man raised the pot the full
limit. Then l picked up my hand,
and 10 held a straight club
flush, king high. AT first |
thought it was oil o put up job,
but very quickly came to the con
clusion that to put up q straight
flush in a four.handed game was
next to an impossibility; anyhow,
l would run the risk and see the
fun out. But did not raise the
pot, | simply stayed. Then the
farmer, who sat on my left, saw
the raise and went the limit better.
Ditto the next man, and ditto the
third. | came in again but did not
raise, thinking it best to trail
along. The fun was kept up for
some rounds, when halt was
called by one of the protest. onals
to see, as 1 afterward learned,
what on earth was trailing in on.
In the draw l stood pat. SO did
the farmer. Ditto the other two.
Then the farmer started off with
so, only to be raised and re.raised
by the other two. When 1t came
to me | Clipped in my 50 like a
brave little man. But o halt was
called before he went much fur.
ther, and not by the farmer, but
by one of the professionals. Then
| felt certain that | held the best
hand, aud when it came to me /
raised the pot for the first time.
One of the professionals said:
"You must hold a straight flush
the way you are playing your
hand.n This opened the farmers
eyes, and he simply called me.
The other two called too, and then
to the disgust of the three l
showed down a straight flush !
The farmer showed down four
skies, but the professionals were
a bit too sharp for that, and threw
their hands into the deck, claim.
ing that they only held fulls,
though one of the fellows ack.
nowledged to me a few days later
that he held four aces, and that
his partner had fixed the cards,
but that my incidental hand had
played merry havoc with their
scheme. That taught me that
cheating in cards does not always
cheat, and that where strsights
are being played there is no dead
certainty of any hand being the
best.
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FEDERAL COTRT At TICKsBTRG.
An Act to provide for holding
terms of the United States

NN - E@NAANN ~ hNAaAA
terms of the United States
Courts at Vicksburg, Miss.
Be II enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the coun-
ties of Washington, Sharkey, Is
saquena and Warren shall consti-
tute a part of the Southern judi.
cial district of Mississippi, and
shall be known as the western
division of said district; and cir
cult and district courts for the
transaction of business pertaining
to the persons and property in
said western division shall be held
at the city of Vieksburg on the
first Mondays OF January and July
in each year, aud shall be held for
four weeks. or so long as business
may require.
Sec. 2. That the said courts to
be held at Vicksburg as provided
IN section one of this act shall be
possessed of aud shall exercise
all the powers and jurisdic.
tion possessed or exercised, or
which may hereafter be granted to
or exercised by the circuit and dis.
trict courts in said district now
held at jackson and for the pur.
pose of exercising the jurisdiction
herein conferred the said western
division shall be separate judicial
district; and all laws regulating
and defining how suits against per-
sons or property located or found
in judicial districts shall be
brought shall be applicable to and
govern bringing of suits in said di.
vision and all laws touching the
removal of causes from State
courts to United States courts
shall apply to said court hereby
established; but all crimes and of
fenses heretofore committed with
in said southern district shall be
prosecuted, tried, and determined
in the same manner and with the
same effect as If this act had moi
been passed.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the dut,
of the clerks of the courts nov
, held at Jackson, on domaine
of either party to any suit nov
pending in either of said courts
! and properly belonging to tn,
court at vicksburg, to make ou
and certify a copy of the recor,
, and proceedings in such suit, an,
. to transmit the same to the clerl
! of said court at Vicksburg, VIII,
shall enter said cause on his dock
ct, and the same shall be proceed
: ed with as If it had been original
ly brought in said court. The feel
, for such transcript shall be pait
by the party applying for the same
Sec. 4. That the marshal ant
clerk of said southern district o.
Mississippi shall appoint deputies
who shall reside at vicksburg ant
act as marshal and clerk of SAID
court.
Sec. 8. That the United States
shall not be at any expense in pro
viding for building or room fol-
the holding Of the term of said
court.
Passed the House of Represen.
tatives January 26. 1887.
Attest: JNo. b. CLARK, Clerk.
This bill has yet to pass the
Senate.
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Water Sp0uting From An Arteslan
Well.

New Orleans, Jan. 22.-The arte.
sian we'll at the Consumers Ice
Works on Magazine street, in
which water was struck on Wed.
nesday when 700 feet deep, is now
throwing out 100000 gallons per
day of perfectly pure water. The
stream rises 20 feet aboye the
surface. The new we'll solves the
important problem of furnishing a
supply of pure water to this city,
which is greatly needed, as it de-
pends almost wholly upon oistern
water for drinking purposes.
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which, if analysis mean anything,
60 to show that no better fertilizer
can be applied. A large furnace
has just been erected at the oil
mill here for the purpose of ere
mating the hulls into ashes, and
the ashes is now offered to the
planters at a nominal price. Cot
ton hull ashes of average quality
contain more than twice as much
actual potash as is found in prime
kainit-and in addition 80 to 81
per ton extra value In available
ph0sphoric acld-so that cotton
seed ashes are worth to the far
mer at least s. per ton, more than
double the price of kainit. 1t is
said that planters cannot buy so
much potash and available phos-
phoric acid for s35 per ton. The
testimony of chemists is that cot
ton seed hull ash is the most valu
able for fertilizing purposes which
is produced.-Clarksda Banner.
A number Of negroes left Sum.
init in a wagon, Thursday morning,
Jan. 9th, for Amite county, among
them being Aaron Cousey, we'll
known about town. 1t seems from
the information we can gather that
they had been drinking pretty
freely, and were more or less
under the influence of the spirits
they had imbibed. When near
the Amite river bridge Aaron ac.
cidentally fell out of the wagon,
the hind wheel passing over his
head and crushing in his skull, the
injuries being such that death re-
suited in short while after. At
first it was reported in town that
Aaron Banks, who had a shot gun
with him, had shot and killed Cau-
sey, bat upon a post mortem ex.
animation being held, the fact was
revealed that death had resulted
from the above canse. Aaron was
o remarkable character and when
not in liquor was q hard working
and law-abiding man. Several
years ago he engaged in duel
with another negro near Summit
about a game of cards. Pistols
were used and he received q Sc.
we're wound In the side which con-
fined him to his bed for some
time. He had also become involv-
ed in q difficulty in Osyka, where
he received wounds. In fact his
body was full Of gunshot and knife
wounds, q living scar produced by
a knife disdguring his face. 1t was
generally remarked about town
that Aaron could not be killed,
and as he had passed through so
many narrow escapes and came
out alive, these remarks seemed
to be well founded. He is gone,
and although he had his faults he
will be missed by great many, for
he was ever ready to do acts OF
kindness whenever the opportuni.
ty occurred. Peace to his ashes.
Summit Times.
jackson, Miss, Feb. 5.-Marion
Smith, Esq, has been notified OF
his appointment to be special
pension examiner in the Depart.
ment of the Interior. He stood
an examination q few weeks since
in this city, at the Civil Service
examination conducted here by
Professor Webster, and his friends
are gratified that his appointment
has so soon followed his success.
full examination. The Office he
gets has plenty of labor and a
very good salary attached to 1t.
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Regular morning service at II a m Evening
service, p. m. every sunday Communion
first sunday IN each month VIM Cross,
Rector Sabbath-school at 0:O a. m. VIM
Cross, superintendent
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Delta Land Agency.
GREENvILLE, HIssEssIPPI.

| will hereafter devote my entire att
tention and labor to the purchase and
location of lands for those desiring to
settle or invest in the Yazoo-Delta.
am familiar with the lands throughout
this section Of the State and win an
swer all correspondence, furnish any
information, or make any examination
and location of lands desired. Planta-
tions also bought, sold and leased.
q. M. HELM,
Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer
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INFORMATION OF THE SOUTH.
Boston Globe.l

lCNNOH OAtSNsl
IoUX RAPIDS. a., I, 5, 1851.
Bill NYE, Asheville, N. O.:
DEAR SIR-As you are now rus
tieating it in the south and has
probably got lots of time to an
swer letters written to you in good
faith, | thought | would bother
you with a few questions in re.
gard to Carolina or such other
parts of the south as you may be
familiar with.
How is it for health as compared
with the north!
What is the price per acre OF
land close to some good town
What will it cost to clear ready for
the plowf
What are the principle fruits and
vegetables raisedi Is the water
good for drinking purposesl
Any Information you can give
me in regard to the south will be
reed with thanks.
Hoping to hear from you soon
am yours, with respect,
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TERMS. 4TH DISTRICT


IN COURT CALEsDAhf ioe0
Ii eounty-Begins on the Isl
rlst dayl Of March and October
4 and may continue 6 Judicial
=na eounty-Begins on the INC
Of March 18th day. and October
n. and may continue Is Judicial
eounty-Begins on the Srd
after the md Msnday of March
j ] and October tNOv. lst'l and
=tinue Is judicial days.
Eer county-Begins on the Sth
after the and Monday of March
Sthl and October (Nov. 22ndl'
1 =eontinue Il judicial days.
agton county-Begins on the sth
after the End Monday of March
and October (Dee. 6th), and
6nue 80 judicial days.
Ina county-Begins on the 18th
.fter the 2nd Monday Of March
\ and October january 10th
NAV continue Il judicial days
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Corner Davis and Poplar Streets
Preaching every SUNDAY at II a. m. and SOP.
m Prayer Meeting Tuesday, at ;30p. m. Com
ference ist Sunday Of each month, ut l2 m. The
Lords supper, % sunday Of each Quarter, at n
m The Ladies meeting, Thursday, at . p. IN.
sunday School, 9;sD a. m n. h. King, Pastor,
Il. u. Campbell, Superintendent.
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Mnthndiat Chnrnh

Preaching at n a. M and D. m every sun
day. fruycr-meetlng every wednesday night.
snnday-sch0ol, D'so. L. 81. Standifer, Pastor
W. II Trigg, supt
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PrashxtarInn Chnnnh

Preaching al n a m and D m every Sunday
Communion lst sunday in February, May, Au-
gust and November Pruyer-meeting every
Wednesday night s. Archer Pastor Sunday
school at9k, Sam. Brown sup.
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Washington Hotel,

rIeksBURG, MIss.
Refifted, reftlrnished and reformed,
now First-Clas Hotel.
mclso WEIGH & co. Propristors
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
ST. Jamos EpiaoopaI Cbrroh

High Mass at 10 O'Clock a, m and vespers Al
1 p. m, every Sunday. Catechlsm every sun
day at . p m. z. korstenbroek, Pastor
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meetings are held by the
Supervisors as follows: Bien-
Monday of January to elect
|mmissioners. Annually first
/ march, to receive Tax-Collec-
Is of delinquent and insolvent
pnday of August to receive and
the Assessment Roll; LIST Mon
)eptember to levy taxes; I'd
b December to pass upon the
! personal and poll list; and on
" next succeeding each term Q
Enrt.
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supreme Court.
| of Supreme Court-Com-
b the LIST Mondays of April
bber.
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Rent aud Share Contracts, Of
approved form, for sale at TIMES
Office.
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.HANCERY COURT.

ha county-Begins on the LIST
! April and October, and may
B judicial days.
|gton county-Begins on the "a
/ April and October, and may
Hs judicial days.
/ county = Begins on the Isl
/ June and December, and may
II judicial days.
Ia county-Begins on the 80
Nay and November, and may
u judicial days.
tsr codnty-Begins on the lst
May and November, and may
D judicial days.
5 county-Begins on the IND
May and November, and may
judicial days.
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For State and District Offices, SIS
For County Offices, ............ 10
For Beat Offices. &
Orders from transient customers. yep.
bal or written, for job work. advertising.
or subscription, must be accompanied By
the cash. Accounts Of regular eusto-
mers due and presented the LIST of each
month.
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OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
strlct, Thos Worthington
District, Jno w Scott
strict, (Pres.) N Goldstein
District, s r Swain
trict, Jno 7 Casey
Attorney, ] M Jayne
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ADVERTIsINo RATEa.


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Each subsequent insertion. -
fees Tor Legal notices. which are in
Guided under this head, due on or before
iast Pablieation. N0pFo0f furnished un-
Gil paid for.
Locals" five lines or less, this type
oO cents for first, - cents each subse-
quent Insertion.
Personal articles or rRotiees charged for
according to their nature.
Customers viii please give explicit d.
reetlons, of length of time for publication
of advertisements.
regular advertising, one square, 5ms
-, ems. Sl2, year $50.
Larger advertisements, quarterly, half
yearly, and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.
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Lowiah Synnrorno
Baptist Church.

Services Friday evenings at TX. and Saturday
mornings at l0A. J. nogen, Rabbi
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EaBeRs OF LEGISLATURE.
leg. ] TAtterbury,
| Peter Mitchell.
Aron FROM 29rn DISTRICT.
W. G. Yerger.
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Justices Court.
O'Bannon, Court days,
Sd Mondays of every
Alexander, I'd and 4th
of every month.
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Any Information you can give
me in regard to the south will be
reed with thanks.
Hoping to hear from you soon /
am yours, with respect,
AS l have not such great abun.
dance of time in which to do this
kind of correspondence, | take
the liberty of writing a reply to
your esteemed favor and printing
it where it will meet the eye of
many persons, no doubt, who may
contemplate addressing mo on the
same subject.
Of the South generally I know
very little from personal observa.
ton, but you will find throughout
the South, wherever have been.
a general tendency toward warmer
weather than you obtain IN the
North.
North Carolina, as you are no
doubt aware, is generally noun
famous in its geographical depart
ment, and on the map which |
perused as o student the State
was of q dark blue color. Greatly
to my surprise, however, on arriv::
ing here / found North Carolina
to be red. The soil, such as 1t is,
has the same roseate hue of the
adult brick of commerce, and con.
tinues in that condition constantly.
The farms generally are not
large in size, and are divided into
three classes, viz, the Mansard
farm, the Gothic farm and the dor.
mer farm. A good Gothic farm
near town will bring from s25 to
800 per acre, including large
wall.pockets to hold farming i'm,
plements at night, so that they
will not drop out of the Gothic
farm into the dormer farm below.
| do not say that these mountain
farms arc steep. simply state
that water readily runs off when
applied to them.
Tobacco is the great staple here.
Ii is mostly of the smoking vari.
ETY., though on the bottom lands a
very hardy dwarf plug tobacco
grows easily, and during a long
season planters may readily grow
the large tropical plug tobacco.
1t is a rare sight to pass along
the country road and see the navy
plug tobacco of North Carolina
rising to its full height in the glo.
rious autumn sun, while through
its waving boughs the nut brown
or seal brown plug tobacco of
trade, with it's glittering little tin
tag near the stem, may be readily
distinguished.
Fine.cut tobacco also grows
here to u great height. Every.
thing that goes to make life worth
living may be found in the widest
profusion. Whisky is so plenty
here that intemperance is not a
mark of distinction.
Corn whisky, whether made be-
meath the broad glare of the noon
day sun or by the moonlight pro-
cess, is within the reach of all. 1t
is so plenty that do not care for
it, and | know that an Iowa man
could put in a winter here that
would be memorable throughout
his life.
You ask about the matter of
health, and | am pleased to state
that there has not been a circular
printed or sent out from here du-
ring the past ten years that did
not state III the most emphatic
terms that this is very healthy
country. People who had enjoyed
good health while here have gone
north in several instances only to
return in diseased condition
from drowning or some other mi
asmatic influence.
When first came here was
dissatisfied. yearned for some-
thing that | did not have. II was
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J, y. Circuit Court.
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3rict Court for Southern Dis
hrict of Mississippi.
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ANNOUNCING CANpIDArEs.

yearly, and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.
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ms commence IN jackson
th Mondays of june and
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
Dlt-D

N ;- city, Aug. 20. John il. Libby, aged IS yrs
IL this city, Aug. ~, 3;tmes Holmes, aged -
years, months and /" day.
In this city, Ang. 80, tcbrrca Eaton, aged 81
years .tn'i ) months.
Ia Brook. Aa.. 10, Nellie Z. Jones, aged 2t
wears. . niptjia ard days.
In MantvIlr, AUG i, Thomas Foster, aged -
years.
In Troy, Jnly i, MIR. susan >i'ras"r, rclia of
tie late Jesse ~i'f'a-uo. aged :. wears.
In We: Ninterpor!, Aug II, BidheId riu:nmor,
aged - wear.
In E.ynn. Mass Aug. H. Louise H.. wife Of
Frank j. Wedgtyrooh, = red - years and months.
Ia HockiaaG, +ug Is. Mrs. Annie Micheals, aged
about 30 years.
In EocErolt, .tu-. g. William Tl.ayer, aged about
L, wears
IN RockIaud, Aug. II, Ellen NJ, daughter of AZ
thur 4. and Hannah T. Paine, aged months and
- days.
In Union, Aug. II, William II. Jones' aged Is
years.
IN Portland, Aug. Il, Mary, widow OF James T..
Marshall, formerly o! i.ocSanl, aged A. years.
Ia NinalhaNin, Air. T., Ralph, son of Emery
Hopkins. aged years.
IN Ninalhaven, Aug. r, Willie, son of Henry D..
Carver, Of Maiden, Mas, aged wears.
In Washington, Aug. II, Mrs. Eliza iume-, aged
IS wears.
In Washington Aug. 10, Ebcncl4r Daggctt, aged
80 wears.
In staten island. y. u, at the United States Ma
rinc hospital, Aug. ., Simeon W PinEham, former
~ of Rockland, aged Sc years and II months.
In Lawrence. Mass, Aug 8, Chester IiagcI, Il ma
tive of tniun aged Ii wears.
In West Calnicn, Aur ., Emma l., wife 81 I'd
die O. B"Wlcy, and daughter of Harvey NJ. ami
Martha J. Andrews, aged > years, months and
y days.
In Ont"nagon, Michigan, July 81, Albert, son of
john Fuller, formerly of E"rkl&ni, aged months.
In Minneapolis. MINI, July u, Horace Overlook,
formerly of Liberty, aged "a wears
In Ellsworth. Aug. =, Mr.. Henry swan, aged %
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

lsLEsBoRO. Mr.. L. \. Gilkey who went to
Massachusetts TO look after his cousin Mr.. Frank
W. Gilkey reported missing from Newton, re
turned last week and says nothing has been heard
from the young man, but from the best informa
ton obtainabc he believes him to be alive ard
thinks he has reasons for abscnting himself.
Rev. }. X. West, baptized two people last
sanlay..... Mr.. i:abbidge closed his labors
with the church here last Sunday \ Suulay
school concert was given in the evening IA very
pleasant entertainment was given last saturday ia
Rydcrs Hail. Islcsboro, by the cottagcr- at Rydcrs
Cove, for the benefit of the Rev. }. H. West. There
was large number present, and good was
raised. The entertainment will probably he re-
peatcd next Saturday evening with changes in the
programme, and the proceeds will be devoted to
the purchase Of new seats for Ryer's Hall.
SwANNILLE. On Wednesday afternoon. Aug
eth, the relatives and friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Small, to the number OF about 125 Assem-
blcd at their home to celebrate the thrticth ami
ver-aly of their marriage. The weather was fine
and every person present apparently enjoyed the
festivities. Although the house was quite com
mOdiuus, il too snail to accommodate the
company, and ii large canvas tent was pitched
under which tables spread with seating
capacity of fifty The exercises consisted of ~
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